Mauro Checcoli (born 1 March 1943) is an Italian

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and Olympic champion from

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. He won an individual gold medal in ''eventing'' at the

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. He was also a member of the Italian team that received a gold medal in ''team eventing'' at the same Olympics.

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* 1943 births Living people Sportspeople from Bologna Olympic equestrians for Italy Italian male equestrians Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in equestrian Italian event riders Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub